and tomorow

and tomorrow I will be at Friends, and yesterday had a good session with Lena, but restless and worried, no work at Friends after tomorrow, feel cut off when I am not there, when I am there everything is cool, but....need something more, more tutoring, more every day subbing more.....something...anyway, today I will watch the Friends basketball team (actually both of them, a double header, at Metro Tech) still, a lot of culture to catch up on, how much will I see, how much is important......? Really hope I can check out Peter Grimes...the rest...well...depends what our other options are...still don't like to deal with this frustration at a time when I feel so potent....work it out.......

another......but today

Another great day at Friends yesterday...stayed for basketball game, then home, really tired, fell asleep at around 8, awoke at 11, kind of stunned by everything, got a muffin, then back to the apartment. Will return to Friends on Friday...but today......tried to find out about missing check for my one day of work at 163, Fran said she will check....miss that place, real questions are, can I find work at DOE during Spring break at Friends, and what about the WSS exhibit, how will I do it? Must see it before it ends (the 29 of March) still not sure whether I want to combine it with a visit to my friend Bob, or do it myself, and stay over at a hotel (further my independance) This has to be worked out.....later.......

today (monday)

Just joined Yelp! What does that mean---will I be writing on this blog less? Not that I am really writing that much. See what happens. Yesterday a good day, feeling much better as well, after a tired and strange Saturday. Enjoyed watching the girls play---they came from behind to win---makes me think a lot about basketball---more than I have in a long time----yesterday had a really nice tutoring session with Brandon, then a good encounter (unplanned) with Jennie T in the subway vestibule between 6th and 7th on 14st. See, it does pay to take the subway, then off to South Fourth for the interminable Oscars, left early, but had a nice talk with Nadja---may help her get a job. Today, frustrated because DOE did not even offer me one job (not that I would have taken it) and did not expect Friends to call, and they didn't. Will go there later to watch the guys play the final...after that...........

so what's new....?

Three hectic days at Friends, but very fulfilling...really got along well with the kids....will go today to girls basketball game at Brearley......after that....supremeley tired today...seems to make sense.....may tutor Brandon tomorrow, was able to do so on Wednesday after Friends....what else.....not much, not sure what the future will bring........missed Diane at Bowery Poetry Club, only Tania was there, Diane was sick, but may go back and visit her at work---really don't enjoy the open mikes....anyway.......

Monday...mild

next to Normal---really enraged me---cannot understand how people can find something valuable in the musical---it simply puts the main character in a cage---she is completely intellectualized. Music not bad, but two major Rent ripoffs. Audience loved it---well very industry oriented. then went up to Toast (the old toast on 125 street) was hungry, needed the salad and the chicken, but ended up paying too much, no interesting conversation, which is what I hoped for---awoke this morning restless, but enjoyed doing some reading at Cosi, lots of stuff for John's classes to work on this week---will probably read and travel all today, taking advantage of the good weather---will try to visit the O'Debra sisters tonight----really want to check in on Diane and Nick...tomorrow do some more preparing for classes at Friends.

the botz.....

Awoke this morning with good feelings re Jessie's botzmitzfah (I am sure I spelled it wrong) Found the ceremony a little self-congradulatory and for some reason I am very put off by the sound of hebrew; this probably has a lot to do with my being raised on theater---something hollow about what is taking place in the religious space---anyway, many years later, that is what I feel. Things picked up with the party side of the evening, great to talk to Eli, met Mina and her husband who had come from Minneapolis, had a nice talk about that city---good vibes---really tired on the train home, looking forward to spending Passover with the Schwarz family.
Today a bit of a blur, as I try to figure out how to spend the time up to seeing Next To Normal---my first theater experience in quite a while. Feeling kind of tired and somewhat lethrargic---perhaps a movie---shouldn't cost too much...that's all for now........

This is the day of.....

This is the day of Jessie's botzmitzfah---at 5:00---looking forward to it---meanwhile the problem arises what to do while I am waiting for it to happen. South fourth and Jeannine? Probably......that will take up a bit of time, still it is strange to go to Williamsburg, then back to upper west, then back to Brooklyn again---possibly should do it other way, but won't. Yesterday after feeling tired much of the day, went out to Brooklyn, at South Fourth met Claudia, an "eccentric" teacher at Midwood---made some nice and solid contact---happy about that---came home, slept a little easier, I think, but still got up early---lots of time, my body does not like to sleep,,,,,,,tomorrow.....